Daney · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Daney in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Daney registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Colorado County (1) and Fayette County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama and North Carolina. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1854.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Daneys registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Daney registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1854
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Daneys registered

Texas counties where the Daneys registered
CountyFreedmen%
Colorado County150%
Fayette County150%

Where the Daneys were born

Birthplaces the Daneys reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama150%
North Carolina150%

When the Daneys reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Daneys
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1
1860s
1

Every Daney in the register

The Daneys in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Alfred DaneyFayette CountyNorth Carolina1854
Nathan DaneyColorado CountyAlabama1860

Daney genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Daney in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Colorado County holds 1 of the 2, Fayette County 1. Open a name to read the original handwritten register page and the names written around it. Names were written in more than one form, so try the sound of the name as well as its letters.

Where did the Daneys in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (1) and North Carolina (1) as their birthplaces most often. These are the answers the men themselves gave a board of registrars between 1867 and 1870.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Daney?

Colorado County (1), Fayette County (1). In all, 2 registered across 2 Texas counties between 1867 and 1870.

Sources

Figures come from the 1867 to 1870 Texas voter registration held by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. Registrars wrote each name as they heard it, so Daney appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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